Hello blog readers! I am sorry to have have been MIA for a month! I promise I have not forgotten about you, in fact, I have missed you terribly!
First and foremost, Chris is doing great! I mentioned in my last post that we were headed into the unknown as far as communication was concerned. All of which has proven to be true and continues.
Per the Battalion News Letter, "Lima Company (who Chris is with) is still conducting operations with limited conductivity with the 3/7. They still represent the Battalion with dignity as they continue to meet and improve relations with the LNs."
(I promise in a future post I will explain Battalion, Company, Platoon, acronyms, etc, etc, etc)
Needless to say I have heard from Chris randomly throughout the month and only via phone calls which have lasted at most 10 minutes (on a good day).
He truly is in great spirits every time I have spoken to him; I can hear it in his tone of voice - he is 100% in his element and keeping busy!
Mail: Sadly, where ever they are currently, they are not getting mail on a regular basis. NOT TO WORRY, this simply means that when they join with the Battalion again, it will be like Christmas because they will get lots of packages and letters all at once!
In short, please keep sending letters and packages because some are getting through.
MANY THANKS!
Where did the month of June go?!?! I honestly have no idea because since my last blog post, I have been chugging along full speed ahead.
Instead of boring you with lots of writing (which hopefully I never do) here is what went on during the month of June:
In my third year of living here, I was FINALLY in town for the event that is "hotter than heck" (it's at the DC Armory which has NO Air Conditioning," but a BLAST (great band, great people) and more importantly for a GOOD CAUSE ($$$ raised by the event goes to individual State Charities and a local DC Charity). So happy I was finally in town for TOTS this weekend!
Two of my best friends Honey and Chandler ROCKED it, taking the lead making sure the great State of Florida was well represented at TOTS. Photo Circa June 5, 2010 Taste of the South at the beginning of the evening...
Thanks for adopting me for the weekend P'Cola Ladies! Love Love Love!
Photo at the end of the TOTS evening...
Rockin' the Straw Hat: Trina
Rockin' the Eye Patch and the Hibiscus Fan: Kim
Rockin' the AU Football Goal Visor: Chandler
Rockin' the Palm Tree Leaf and Flamingo Koozie: Yours Truly
Okay Okay I know it's not lady like to be pictured with a beverage, BUT the FL VIP Ladies had Flamingo Koozies (hence the picture) - you would have thought those things were made of gold. People were literally offering to pay us for them...
June 9: Happy Birthday Chandler!!!
Surprise visit from her parents for her Birthday! I am still amazed we pulled it off - high fives all around!!!
Great night, GREAT people - Chandler, thanks for being born and more importantly for being my friend!
(PS: Chan, I promise I will e-mail you a copy of these pictures soon =))
June 11 - 15: My Fantastic Grandparents came to visit me!
All I can say is I hope one day I inspire/ motivate/ fascinate my Grandchildren as much as my Grandparents do all of the above for me! Photo Circa 2008\2009 New Years Eve at the Grand Hotel in Fairhope (Chris was celebrating in Iraq): Yours Truly, Grandpa Sol (aka Solly), Emily (Baby Sister who is taller than me...)
June 18 - 20: Stephen and Morgan's Wedding Weekend!!!
Photo: Cousins (most of us anyway) at Stephen and Morgan's Rehearsal dinner from left to right: Me, John, Emily, Jacqueline, Michael, Stephen, Morgan, Danielle, Pat, Katie, Mike, Joey.
Welcome to the family Morgan!
Stephen, I am glad she kept you around =)
We love you both!!! Best wishes and congratulations!!!
June 25 - 26: THE Office Move!!!
Did I mention, I have a job? =)
Whewwww - so that's where the month of June went.
What a great month!
Thankful to have been busy and
thankful to have such amazing family and friends!
Thankful to have been busy and
thankful to have such amazing family and friends!
I promise my next post will be sooner rather than later =)!
Glad to be back!
Thanks for reading!
First of all, you are absolutely adorable, and I have no idea how we managed to get you into our famliy!
ReplyDeleteSecondly, I have always felt that summer came and went too quickly. This year, I would give everything I own for it to be October, already.
Praying very hard for Chris.
Love you both, so much.
Laurie